The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-12-22
CHRIST BEFORE PLATE.
pA1Nrln BY MrNkAceN.

grandcst paintings that has been
given to the world in rnOdern times
Il covers about twenty bN thirty feet
OF canvas, the figures al being itr
: ze. Every body is familiar with the
DRY. The scerc is ear y morning 10
The prW'orum or uili il residence o.
toc Rom II governor at Jcru>alcu
The picture is drawn from descrip
lions Ia the New Testament OF the
appearance and trial OF Chris
bel re- Plate 1t is there re
lated thar "whcn he was accused
OF the priests aud elders, he answered
nothing" And Plate answered and
said again unto them: What will We
that shall do unto hun whom We call
King OF the Jows:' and they crled on
again, cruelty him.' In the centre of
the picture is the figure of tn"
Saviour. with his hands bound. erect,
composed, gazing steadtastly on the
face of Plate Around ana behind
MIN crowd the raOble Of Jerusalem,
some frantic, others attracted by Idle
curiosity, Others apparently bent
merely on killing time. la the imme
diatc foreground is u Roman soldier
holding the mob in check with the
shaft OF his spear. Pontius Plate sits
~ the representative OF CH.ar on the
Judgment chrome. He is IN, Iii ating
ana Is greatly perplcXed. He knows
nothing against Christ, but dare not
resist the ciamor Of !he people On
che right Of Pirate, stands Cai8phas,
he chict accueer of Chnst, with his
srm eXtenucd toward the excited
populace. The figure pressing tor
ward Ia the crOwu with uplittCd arms
Is IA rutliAn OF the low est type. lie Is
shouting "Crucity Him Cruelty
Ilmp On the lett Of PLATE SIT two
elders, watching tho proceedings
with deep interest. Betwe cen Chrlsi
and Caiapnas sitting OF n bench, Is II
ricu banker, looking ON with con
temptuous curiosity. Near him is u
young rowdy, leaning over the rail"
ing and scuiling it, the face ut Jesus.
Purched ca high stool by the side OF
the judgment seat and resting his head
against the wall is n serb who views
the scene with Ill air of weary indlt
ference. A EnUt OF old men is sealed
In an angle OF the room TO the lett vi
the banker. They are apparently ar
guing Christ's claim that he is the
promised Messiah. Conspicuously
raised above the heads of the crowd
il seen young mother with Il beauti
full face, holding child in her arms
and looking at Jesus with tenderness
md compassion. Through the whole
picture are groups of figures md faces
rejecting the different emotions ha'
animate each indiviu ual.
TINS picture has been on exhibition
in the principal cities Of Europe aut
: now being exhibited in America
|, hae been viewed by millions Of pee
pie and has created moro sensation
throughout the entire civilized worit
han uny othcc painting ever pTodu
ed. In the city OF New York it wa
on eXhibi ION several months aid wa
seen by hundreds OF thousands OF pc,
PIE. II WGs recently sold to JOIN
Waunsuaker, of Philadelphia, 70
100000 in cash.
Michael Won Munkacsy, the painle
Of this woudectu picture, WAS DO !
im lS4i ia the fortress OF of Munkac-
, Ilugary. His parents died when h
WAS five years OLD, and poor unc.,
who t0oh charge of him apprentice,
/ him to q carpenter. Some student
AT college where he Was workiul
, taught him to read and write. W.
: took an especial interest in hi tor
, and poetry. His first ideas {
painting were obtained from
= portrait painter, who instructed
him in drawing and als'
in literature. il9 soon begHi
to give drawing lessons himself H.
first successful painting was that o